Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Atletico hopeful on strike duo

Atletico hopeful on strike duo

Atletico Madrid are hopeful they can keep hold of star strikers Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan.

Aguero has been at the centre of mounting transfer interest from the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea, who are reportedly keen on capturing the highly-rated 22-year-old.

But club president Enrique Cerezo says he has not received any offers for the Argentina international.

Former Manchester United frontman Diego Forlan has also been linked with a move away from Vicente Calderon.

Forlan fired Atletico to their first European title in 48 years after plundering two goals in the Europa League final that sunk Fulham.

And Cerezo believes both players will stay at the club in the wake of the close season transfer talk.

"We have no intention of selling our players," he told Spanish media. "Aguero is very happy at Atletico and in Madrid and as far as I am aware, he has no offers."

He added: "At the end of August Forlan will return here because he does not want to leave the club."

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